Sheet-metal building-wall construction.



A. LEVAUR.

SHEET METAL BUILDING WALL CONSTRUCTION.

APPLlCATlON FILED FEB. 4. 1918.

1,281,599. Patented 0013.15, 1918.

AARON LEVAUR, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHEET-METAL BUILDING-WALL CONSTRUCTION.

T 0 all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, AARON LEVAUI a citizenof the United States, and a resident of New .York, in the county of NewYork and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements inSheet-Metal Bullding-VVall Construction, of which the following is aspecification.

' My invention relates to new and useful improvements in sheet metalbuilding wall construction.

- An important object of the invention is to provide a means whereby thesheet metal wall. after having been constructed in the shop, may beconveyed in a knock-down state to the desired location and there erectedby proper interengagement of the parts to form a strong and durable wallin the building construction.

A further object of the invention is to .provide a means whereby theinterior of the building employing my improvements in building wallconstruction may be insulated from heat in summer and cold in winter.

A furtherobject of the invention is to provide a sheet metal buildingwall-construction which is strong, durable, and cheap to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description. I p

In the accompanying drawings, forming I a part of this specification andin which like invention, Fig. 2 IS a horizontal sectional view takennumerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, 4

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a sheet metal Wallconstructed in accordance with the preferred form of my on a line 22 ofFig. 1,

Fig. 3 is'a transverse section taken on line 33 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is a fragmental side elevation, partly in section,.of a sheetmetal Wall constructed in accordance with a modified form of myinvention,

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view 0 line of Fig. 4, and,

Fig. 6 is a fragmental side elevation of a cam locking mechanism.

In the drawings, attention being called to Figs. 1 to 6, inclusive, thenumeral 10 indicates as a whole a sect-ion ofa wall constructed inaccordance with my invention.

This wall comprises a plurality of sub-see- Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed February 4, 1918. Serial No. 215,326.

Patented Get. is, was.

13 lying in a plane parallel to the sections 11.

The other ends of the sections 11 are bent to substantlally aright-angle as shown at 14, this bent portion being in turn bent to forma facing 15 lying in a plane parallel tothe plane of the section 11. Thefacings 15 are in turn bent to substantially a righ angle as shown at16, this angular portion being bent to provide a flange l7 lying in aplane parallel to the plane'of the section 11 and in a plane parallel tothe plane of the facing 15. The bent portion 12 is adapted to engage theinner end' of the flange 17 as clearly shown in Fig. 2 while the flange13 is adapted to enter between the facing 15 and the flange 17 asclearly shown in Fig. 2. When the sections 11 are connected together asabove described an intervening space 18 is provided between the portion14 of one section and the bent portion 12 of the other section, Whichintervening space is adapted to receive therein a strip 19 formedpreferably of wood. A channel-iron 20 is adapted to receive the lowerend of the sections 11 while the upper ends of the sections are retainedwithin a similar channel-iron 21. These channelirons are held in theirrespective position by means of elongated tie-rods or bolts 22 passedthrough each of the channel-irons and the opening provided between thepor tions 12, 13, .16 and 17 as clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 5. Thesetie-rods or bolts are held in position by means of nuts 23 carriedthereby.

The above description is common to both forms of my invention.

In Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, I have shown applied to the inner face of aWall construction a sheet of insulating material, preferably asbestos,indicated by the numeral 2%. In applying the sheet of asbestos to thewall construction the same is placed thereupon and is held thereon bymeans of tie-strips 25. These tie-strips are formed perferably of woodand are substantially smaller than the grooves 26 provided by the strip19. In Fig. 2 the manner in which the insulating mate rial 24: is heldin position is clearly illustrated. I propose to construct thetie-strips 25 of such breadth and thickness as to cause them tofrictionally engage that portion of the insulating material confinedwithin the is e grooves 26 as shown at 27. While I prefer to retain thetie-strips 25 in their respective positions by frictional engagement ofthe same with that portion 27 of the insulating material confined withinthe grooves 26, I wish it understood, however, that small na ls or thelike might be driven through the t1estrips.25 and into the strip l9 t0provide a"- further means for retaining the strips in position withinthe grooves 26;

y y In Figs. 4 and ,5 I have shown insulating material 24 as beingsecured to the strips 19 by means of nails or the like 28 driventherethrough and into the strips 19 in which within the channel-iron 20,may be movedinstance the tie-strips 25 and grooves 26 are dispensedwith.

In Fig. 6 I have shown a cam locking mechanism which may be employed ineither the preferred or modified form of my invention he'reinbeforedescribed. This locking mechanism comprises a 'triangularly shapedbutton 29 pivotally secured to the upper end'of the strips 19 by meansof a pivot 30 passed therethrough and having engagement with the strip19. When it is desired to place the strip 19 into position as shown inFigs. 1 and 2 the button 29 is moved to the full line position,whereupon the upper end of the strip 19, assuming that the lower end hasbeen inserted into the position clearly shown in Fig. 2, the upper endof the strip being formed to pass the flanges of the channel-ironunobstructed. After the strip 19 is moved into the position shown inFigs. 1 and 2 the button 29 is moved to the dotted line position shownin Fig. 6, in which position it serves as a means for retaining thestrip 19 in the desired position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.. It is to beunderstood that various changes in the shape, size and arrangement ofparts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of myinvention or the *scopeof the subjoined claims.

Having thus describedmv invention, what i I claim as new and desire tosecure and protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. A metal wall construction comprising a plurality of metal sections,one end of each of said sections being provided with an angularly bentportion, a flange carried bysaid angularly bent portion; the other endof each' of said sections being provided with an angularly bent portion,a facing carried by the second named angularly bent por tion,an.angula'rly bent portion carried by said facing, a flange carried bythe second I i named angularly bent portion; .a strip interposed betweenthe first and second named. bent portion; and a sheet of insulatingmaterialsecured to said strip.

2. A metal wall construction comprising a plurality of metal sections,one end of each of said sections being provided'with an angularly bentportion, a flange carried by said angularly bent portion; the other endof each of said sections being provided with an angularly bent portion,a facing carried by the second named angularly bent portion, anangularly bent-portion carried I by said facing, a flange carried by thesecond named angularly bent portion; a strip interposed between thefirst and second named bent portion; and a sheet of insulating materialsecured to said strip.

3'. A metal wall construction comprising a plurality of metal sectionsprovided at opposite ends with flanges, the flanges of one section beingadapted to interlock with the flanges carried by the section adjacentthere-- to, a strip interposed at the jointure of'said sections, a sheetof insulation material; and means for detachably securing said materialto said strips.

4:. A metal wall construction comprising a site ends with flanges, theflanges of'one section being adapted to interlock with the flangescarried by the section adjacent there'- to, means for, retaining saidsections inan interlocking relation, a strip interposed at the jointureof said sections, a sheet of insulation material; and means for detachably securing said material to said strips.

' 5. A metal wallc'onstruction comprising a 'pluralit of metal sectionsprovided with plurality of metal-sections provided at oppoangular y bentportions at'opposite ends said channel-iron in position; a sheet ofinsulating material; and means for detachably securing said material tosaid strips.

AARON LEVAUR.

